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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICEO WARREN JENKS, OF SGHROON, NEl/V YORK.

METHOD OF SETTINGv STEEL TRAPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 5,748, dated September5, 1848.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, WARREN JENKs, of the town of Schroon, in the countyof Essex and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved SteelTrap foi-Catching and Holding all Kinds of Fish, also all kindsof landanimals, and animals inhabiting both land and water, and also fowls 5and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specication, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective View of one of my traps. Fig. 2represents one of them when set by the use of a slide and a notch in oneof the hooks. lFig. 3 represents one of the traps set (without the useof the slide) by the aid of a center hook. Fig. 4 is a view of one of mytraps in a horizontal position set with the center hook.

The nature of my invention consists in causing both of the hooks madefast to the trap to be thrown forward by the spring, either in ahorizontal or perpendicular direction, so that when the animal springsthe trap by taking the bait on the middle hook the lower hook will beforced into the throat beneath the under jaw, and the. upper one intothe head or neck on the upper side, thus penetrating until they meet atthe points, or, if sprung by passing over it, that the hooks will beforced into v the body of the animal on each side.

The same letters refer to the saine parts in all the figures.y

a a are bearded hooks, (of the shape represented in Fig. 2,) made ofiron or steel, and having one end fastened in the strap or stirrnp ewith a rivet, which allows them to open, as shown in Fig. 2. The endswhich are made fast in the stirrup and acted upon by the spring areilattened, and when the trap' is sprung form a joint, as shown in Fig.l.

b b is a spring formed of two pieces of steel, substantially in theshape represented, and fastened together at the end by the rivet f, theother ends being formed so that one part shall encircle the hooks andact upon them to force them together in the manner of a slide, and theother made fast to the stirrnp, as shown in Fig. l.

c is a slide made of iron or steel, with a hole at one end for attachinga line or cord, also two oblong holes or'slots, which allow it to slideon the spring, and is held there by the rivetsff, the other end beingbent so as to be inserted in the notch on the back of the hook, as shownin Fig. 2, at lc.

d is a hook made of iron in the manner shown, having one end bent so asto catch over the edge of the upper spring, and also a notch whichcatches on. a pin in the hook a, as shown at t' in Fig. 3, therebyenabling the trap to be set without the use of the slide c.

c is the strap or stirrup in which the ends of the hooks are fastened.

ff are two rivets with large heads, the one serving to rivet the springtogether, and both to hold and govern the slide c.

g is a cord or line attached to the end of the slide c, as used intaking fish, either with or without the use of the hook d.

' h is a chain attached to the strap or stirrup e, as used in takinganimals.

c' is a pin inserted in the hook a, on which the hook d takes hold whenset.

j is the nut on the end of the strap or stirrup e, which makes it fastto the lower sprin g b.

la is the notch in the hook a on which the slide c takes hold in settingthe trap, as shown in Fig. 2.

Zis a small cord which secures the hook d when disengaged from the trapin setting.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure'by Letters Patent,is-

The form of the hook el and the manner of setting the trap by the use ofsaid hook, constructed and operating substantially as herein described.

WARREN JENKS.

Witnesses:

LORENZO HULL, ELIsHA BAKER. V

